ORGANIZATION OF PLANT HEALTH SCIENCE-EXTENSION … · ORGANIZATION OF PLANT HEALTH SCIENCE-EXTENSION SERVICES IN CUBA AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AGRICULTURAL TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES

ORGANIZATION OF PLANT HEALTH SCIENCE-EXTENSION

SERVICES IN CUBA AND ITS RELEVANCE TO AGRICULTURAL

TRADE WITH THE UNITED STATES

Emilio Fernández, Luis Vázquez, Berta L. Muiño , G. González

[email protected]

Structure of Plant Health System

National Director of Plant Health

INISAV

Provincial Director of Plant Health

Provincial Laboratory of Plant Health (LAPROSAV)

Territorial Stations of

Plant Protection

(ETPP)

Points of entry( Airports,

Nautical and Port

installations)

FARMERS

Departaments :Pest

Management,Quarantine,

Pesticides, Technical services

Organization of Extension Service in Plant Health

Organization of Extension Service in Plant Health

EXTENSION SERVICE STARTED SINCE THE CREATION OF

PLANT HEALTH SERVICE IN 1974

MAIN FUNCTIONS

Education for plant health

Phytosanitary Innovation for Pest management

Scientific –technical Services in Plant Health

Diagram of the Phytosanitary Extension System.

INISAV

Scientific Director

Development Director

Others Research Unities

SSV Science Director. MINAG

MINAG Institutions

Territorial,

Provincial and

National Level

Others Institutions

Universities

CENSA

INCA

CIGB

Farmers

Vinculo de las Instituciones Científicas del Ministerio de la Agricultura

con los procesos productivos/ Link of the Scientific Institutions of the

Ministry of Agriculture with the productive processes.

Human resources in the Plant Health System of Cuba

Phytosanitary issues in Agricultural Systems

(developed since 1975)

PESTICIDES

MANAGEMENT

PHYTOSANITARY

SURVEILLANCE

DIAGNOSTIC PHYTOSANITARY

LAWS

EDUCATION FOR PLANT HEALTH

LOCAL PROGRAMS OF PEST MANAGEMENT

NATIONAL

PROGRAM OF

BIOLOGICAL

CONTROL

SEED CERTIFICATION

DIFFERENT WAYS OF CONNECTING

NATIONAL

MEETINGS

NATIONAL

COURSES-WORKSHOPS

PARTICIPATION IN

NATIONAL RESEARCH

PROJECTS

VISITS AND

CONSULTANCIES

NATIONAL

SYMPOSIUMS

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CIA

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APPROPRIATION PROCESS

OF SCIENTIFIC-

TECHNICAL INFORMATION

Skills interchange

Self study

Territorial and provincial

Scientific activities

Special Courses

Others

Intranet

and

Internet

services

Web site:

http://www.inisav.cu

Data bases (AGRO, Tesis, Thrips,

AGORA y SIDALC, Agrícola. )

Products:

-Journal “Fitosanidad”

-Books

-Brochures

-Multimedia Small libraries

Internacional exchange

Interchange of

scientific literature

Countries : (20)

Institution: (115)

Information support to the Extension System

Plant Health Information Network

(INFOSAV)-new tool

NATIONAL COURSES-WORKSHOPS

TERRITORIALS COURSES-WORKSHOPS

METHODOLOGIES THAT HAVE BEEN CONSOLIDATED

FOR THE TRANSFER OF TECHNOLOGIES

ON PEST MANAGEMENT (SINCE 1974)

FROM THE NATIONAL CENTERS THAT GENERATE TECHNOLOGIES

Technical instructions by crop (national)

IPM programs (national, provincial)

National methodological seminars (specialties)

Generalization projects (representative areas)

Brochures, triptychs, video-lessons, compact discs

TOWARDS THE FARMERS

Plans of production of productive entities

Territorial IPM Programs

Seminars pre and post planting of important crops

Direct visits to farmers

Local Radio Stations

• Formation of provincial and territorial facilitators

• Skills in systematizing experiences

• Integration of specialists, grassroots technicians

and farmers

• Processes with agroecological basis

• Stratified and Returned Innovation

• Integrated training for the process

PARTICIPATORY PHYTOSANITARY INNOVATION (PPI)

Innovative Farmer in Plant Protection

• New Modality of Extension

• This type of farmers show more interest in agroecological

alternatives

• They like to experiment on their crops

• They constantly contribute their experiences

• They are able to decide what is the best approach under

their own conditions

• They have skills to communicate with other farmers

• They have demonstrated technical leadership in the area

Provinces Total

Pinar del Río 513

La Habana 173

Ciudad Habana 32

Matanzas 154

Cienfuegos 171

Villa Clara 4095

Sancti Spiritus 1703

Ciego de Avila 394

Camagüey 1669

Las Tunas 21

Granma 806

Holguín 1931

Santiago de Cuba 1344

Guantánamo 335

Total 13 343

Farmer

Innovators

since

2006